Olive Juanita Maready Obituary

We are sad to announce that, on August 13, 2025, at the age of 91, Olive Juanita Maready of Jacksonville, North Carolina passed away. Family and friends are welcome to send flowers or leave their condolences on this memorial page and share them with the family.

She was predeceased by: her parents, Elaster Wiggins and Daisy Piner Wiggins; her husband Gurman Maready of Year's Eve; and her daughter-in-law Kathy Barber Maready. She is survived by: her brother Jessie Wiggins; her children, Donnie (Kay), Debbie Bryan (Hayden), Kenny (Lisa) and Ava Alston (Greg); her grandchildren, Kate M. Yates (Joel), Kari M. Kellum (Jay), Will Alston, Hollie A. Ayers (Josh), Erica T. Levai and Ashley T. Kennedy (Parker); her great grandchildren, Trey Yates, John Emory Yates, Kathryn Yates, Myra Kellum, Macy Kellum, Waylon Alston, Alston Ayers, Rylan Levai, Rayleigh Kennedy, Stantson Kennedy and Fletcher Kennedy; and her friend Cynthia Barber. She is also survived by many loving nieces and nephews.